Chapter Summaries

Phainon learned that Flame Reaver was a successor to the original Khaslana and agreed to meet him at the Genesis Vortex Heart in three days. At the feast, Hysilens and Feng Jin sought out Jiang Lianqiu, who explained that his special abilities had caused their newfound closeness to him.

• Flame Reaver revealed that he was not the original Khaslana, but had inherited Khaslana's memories and emotions after the original died at Phainon's hands.
• Flame Reaver asked Phainon to accept everything he had and witness Amphoreus's future in his place, and Phainon agreed to meet him at the Genesis Vortex Heart in three days.
• Hysilens played music at the Cloud Stone Heavenly Palace feast, then noticed Jiang Lianqiu had left and went to find him.
• Hysilens and Feng Jin met in the corridor and admitted they both felt drawn to Jiang Lianqiu, then found him reading As I Wrote in his private bathing palace.
• Jiang Lianqiu explained that his special abilities and his connection to the Three Creation Titans had caused Hysilens and Feng Jin to feel close to him.

Jiang Lianqiu's connection to the Core Flames deepened Hysilens and Feng Jin's feelings for him, and the three spent the night together after Hysilens kissed him. March 7th and Stelle discovered Hysilens's stocking and watched a meteor shower, while Jiang Lianqiu woke at Feng Jin's home to find both women asleep and Little Ika displeased with him.

• Jiang Lianqiu explained that enhancing Earth's authority had affected Hysilens and Feng Jin, and Hysilens said his Earth Core Flame had eased her loneliness.
• Feng Jin hinted that Jiang Lianqiu had kissed her earlier, so he kissed Hysilens; Hysilens responded by pulling him into a passionate kiss, and Feng Jin pounced forward in alarm.
• March 7th and Stelle returned to the private bathing palace, where Stelle found Hysilens's battle-damaged black stocking beneath the bench.
• Stelle and March 7th saw a meteor shower over Okhema, and March 7th decided she would kick Jiang Lianqiu the next day.
• Jiang Lianqiu took the sleeping Hysilens and Feng Jin to Feng Jin's home, then woke beside them and asked Little Ika where the bathroom was; Little Ika turned its back on him.

Jiang Lianqiu visited the restored Aedes Elysiae with Cyrene, where she shared her romantic plans and secretly helped him rest by merging her consciousness with his. In Fontaine, Lumine told Furina that she would leave at midnight and planned to travel, possibly to find Alberich.

• Jiang Lianqiu summoned Cyrene after finding her aura in a wind chime at Aedes Elysiae, and she asked him to visit her hometown.
• Cyrene took Jiang Lianqiu to the wheat fields, where they lay together as she described the romantic memories she wanted to make with him.
• After using mental suggestion to put Jiang Lianqiu to sleep, Cyrene revealed she knew how exhausted he was and merged her consciousness with his to share his burden.
• Lumine woke Furina and reminded her that she would leave Fontaine at midnight after years serving as her maid.
• Lumine told Furina she planned to travel around the continent and might seek out Alberich, and Furina questioned whether she intended to fight him.

Furina, Lumine, and the other girls connected to Jiang Lianqiu suddenly had all their five senses overlap, leaving them dizzy and struggling to control their bodies. After Buer eased the effects, the girls began coordinating through Su Shang’s body, ending with a plan to help her escape Bailu’s treatment.

• Lumine prepared to leave Furina and lectured her about sweets, monsters, trials, and Fontaine’s laws, but Furina suddenly threw her to the floor while training.
• Furina, Hoshimi Miyabi, Su Shang, Kocho Kanae, Yao Jiayin, Nahida, and Buer discovered that their senses had overlapped, causing chaos across their worlds.
• Buer used the Akasha to ease the mental pressure, and the girls discussed their connection to Jiang Lianqiu and why the overlap had happened.
• Guinevere carried Su Shang to Bailu’s clinic, where Su Shang accidentally kicked Bailu and Guinevere helped pin her down for treatment.
• Buer proposed that the girls work together through Su Shang to help her escape, and Furina, Hoshimi Miyabi, Kanae, and Yao Jiayin each volunteered to control part of her body.

Su Shang’s overlapping senses caused chaos as the girls struggled to guide her home, while Cyrene revealed that Jiang Lianqiu was resisting the Black Tide and the Aeon of Destruction. After Cyrene’s link ended, Jiang Lianqiu woke to discover he had formed a Five Senses Resonance with her, and a photo from March 7th left him alarmed.

• Bailu and Guinevere tried to restrain Su Shang, but her mismatched movements wrecked the clinic and sent her fleeing outside.
• The girls collectively controlled Su Shang’s senses to help her stumble home, where she worried about the damage to Bailu’s clinic and possible Cloud Cavalry discipline.
• Cyrene contacted the girls through a Mental Link, explained that Jiang Lianqiu was resisting the Black Tide and the Aeon of Destruction, and said he needed rest.
• Cyrene ended the link at dawn, then Jiang Lianqiu woke and discovered a pink orb in his consciousness and a Five Senses Resonance with her.
• Cyrene told Jiang Lianqiu what had happened while he slept, and he received a photo from March 7th that made his scalp tingle.

Jiang Lianqiu brought March 7th, Stelle, Feng Jin, and Hysilens to Aedes Elysiae, where they discovered that its fairies were Memorians trapped in Amphoreus. Days later, Cyrene reunited with Phainon and Khaslana at the Genesis Vortex Heart as Phainon prepared to accept the Core Flame.

• Jiang Lianqiu brought the group to Aedes Elysiae, and Stelle sent Phainon a photo of the restored golden wheat fields.
• March 7th spotted a fairy, and Jiang Lianqiu led the group into the secret realm, where they met the fairy village chief and learned the fairies were Memorians.
• Jiang Lianqiu decided not to turn the fairies back, believing they would regain their memories once the Black Tide was destroyed and Amphoreus connected with the outside world.
• Days later, the Chrysos Heirs gathered at the Genesis Vortex Heart, where Tribbie called the Flame Reaver Khaslana by affectionate nicknames.
• March 7th arrived dressed up for the occasion, and Cyrene reunited with Phainon and Khaslana before urging everyone to proceed with Phainon's acceptance of the Core Flame.

Phainon inherited Khaslana’s Core Flame and transformed into an Emanator of Destruction, declaring that the group would bring Destruction to Nanook. Meanwhile, Herta confronted Laigus as Amphoreus’s system warnings revealed that its special units were breaking free of the system.

• Khaslana forced Phainon to fight for the Core Flame, and Phainon eventually pierced Khaslana’s chest with the Ritual Sword.
• Khaslana passed his memories and rage from more than thirty million Eternal Recurrences to Phainon before dissolving into golden light.
• Phainon endured the Core Flame’s agony and transformed, gaining golden blood, armor, and wings as the Genesis Vortex Heart neared collapse.
• Phainon rallied everyone to bring Destruction to Nanook.
• Herta appeared before Laigus, who warned that their plan would attract other Emanators of Destruction and Nanook’s attention.
• Herta asked Laigus whether Destruction might also be on their side, then silently took out her phone to make a call.

Herta warned Laigus that fleets were waiting outside Amphoreus, but he refused to surrender and began his final stand. Amphoreus became a real, square-earth world, the Iron Tomb emerged through the Black Tide, and Laigus tried to bargain with Jiang Lianqiu before discovering a powerful fleet had surrounded the world.

• Herta called Xingxiao and Huanlong, who denied plotting against Jiang Lianqiu and threatened the person spreading rumors about them.
• Chaotic matter transformed Amphoreus into a real world with a round sky and square earth, while Black Swan and Himeko explained the roles of Remembrance, Destruction, Erudition, and Elation.
• Feng Jin sensed the Iron Tomb in the Black Tide, and Legion Voidmotes invaded Amphoreus.
• Phainon charged into the Black Tide and fought the Legion troops, but the Iron Tomb struck him down, while Laigus attacked Mydei and descended to confront the others.
• Laigus asked Jiang Lianqiu to let the Iron Tomb devour NeiKos496, but Jiang Lianqiu pointed out that a fleet had surrounded Amphoreus.
• Laigus turned and saw a formidable fleet blocking the world, leaving him stunned.

Laigus revealed that the Core Flame of Destruction had been planted and fought the Chrysos Heirs, while Phainon battled the Iron Tomb with help from Hans’s Mech Servant army. Phainon encountered Nanook and charged the Aeon in a fury.

• Herta revealed that Laigus’s barrier had been taken over, trapping him within the star system, and Laigus transformed his mechanical body using Destruction.
• The Chrysos Heirs attacked Laigus in coordination, while Feng Jin strengthened them and Jiang Lianqiu raised mountains to shield Okhema from Laigus’s beams.
• Changye Yue joined the battle through March 7th, and Stelle taunted Laigus into targeting her before his miniature Black Hole explosion caught the group in an area attack.
• Phainon fought through the Black Tide and Legion Voidmotes until Hans led the Mech Servant army and ground-attack fleets in holding back the enemy.
• Phainon pierced into the Iron Tomb and saw Nanook, then resisted the Aeon’s overwhelming presence and charged at him with a mortal strike.

Phainon destroyed Iron Curtain, weakening Laigus and ending Amphoreus’s final anomaly as the Black Tide and Legion vanished. Tirachius returned to her adult form and reunited with the many selves who had sacrificed themselves, while the survivors welcomed the dawn over a devastated but living land.

• Phainon wounded Nanook before falling unconscious, and Nanook silently withdrew after Jiang Lianqiu understood that he needed only an Emanator to be born.
• Iron Curtain disappeared as Phainon consumed it, and Laigus’s weakened body was struck down by Mydei, the Tailors, and Xiadie.
• Jiang Lianqiu explained that Iron Curtain’s disappearance had turned Laigus’s control mechanism against him, while the Black Tide receded and the Legion’s Voidrangers vanished.
• Tribbie, Trianne, and Ning merged back into Tirachius, who revealed that she could still summon them and the other Tirachiuses who had sacrificed themselves.
• At dawn, Cyrene and Anaxa found a new seedling growing on the battle-scarred land outside Okhema City.

After Amphoreus was freed from the Black Tide, Jiang Lianqiu learned that his acceptance of the Earth Titan's Core Flame had given Amphoreus a foundation that could affect the universe's laws. Back home, he reunited with the rested Stelle and March 7th as Himeko prepared to investigate further, while Welt and Dan Heng remained occupied on the Luofu.

• Jiang Lianqiu told the others that Nanook had made the unconscious Phainon a new Emanator of Destruction, and Kritdralla declared the Black Tide defeated and announced a three-day feast.
• Kritdralla revealed Amphoreus's history of the Iron Tomb, Laigus, and millions of cycles, while the people celebrated and thanked Jiang Lianqiu, Stelle, and March 7th.
• Herta explained that Jiang Lianqiu's acceptance of the Earth Titan's Core Flame had made Amphoreus's rules persist beyond its borders, potentially allowing Xiadie's authority over death to affect distant Amphoreus natives.
• Herta said Erudition had begun calculating the universe's future again after Amphoreus's story ended, leaving the Erudition Society baffled by the newly uncertain future.
• After returning home, Stelle and March 7th woke from a day-long sleep and learned from Himeko that Welt and Dan Heng were still investigating ancient Vidyadhara records on the Luofu.
• Himeko said Black Swan had returned to the Flowing Light Memory Court to investigate Welt's distant homeworld, then prepared to leave for Amphoreus to adjust its Trailblaze Beacon.

Jiang Lianqiu attended Ai Lian’s parent-teacher meeting, then took her to prepare for a Hollow exploration. Silver Crown’s control of Hui Porcelain and the Tampfield Family’s new prominence were also described.

• Jiang Lianqiu told Ai Lian’s homeroom teacher that he was her older brother and directed her to contact Butler Lycan instead of giving her his own contact information.
• Ai Lian’s friends admired Jiang Lianqiu, while Rin noticed that Ai Lian’s feelings toward him seemed unusual.
• Jiang Lianqiu teased Ai Lian about her school behavior and invited her friends for milk tea, but Ruby nervously declined.
• Jiang Lianqiu told Ai Lian to change into her Maid Outfit before they went to inspect the Hollow, and she reluctantly agreed.
• Silver Crown controlled nearly all Hui Porcelain production, while Alice Tampfield handled high-profile gatherings as her family’s newly elevated head.

Ukibo Yuzuha and Alice fled a swarm of giant frogs in the Hollow until Jiang Lianqiu and Ai Lian rescued them. Jiang Lianqiu recognized the frogs as beings from another world and ordered Ai Lian to retrieve Komano Maito from one of them.

• Alice ran blindly through the Hollow and crashed into a wall, while Ukibo Yuzuha tried to guide her away from the pursuing frogs.
• A giant frog swallowed Komano Maito, and Ukibo Yuzuha carried the unconscious Alice as they fled.
• More frogs surrounded the pair, and Ukibo Yuzuha shielded Alice as the monsters opened their mouths.
• Ai Lian froze the frogs with her ultimate skill and met up with Ukibo Yuzuha and Alice.
• Ukibo Yuzuha introduced Jiang Lianqiu as her master's master, and Jiang Lianqiu identified the frogs as creatures that did not belong to this world.
• Jiang Lianqiu told Ai Lian to rescue Komano Maito from the frog that had swallowed him.

Jiang Lianqiu and his companions rescued Megumin from a frog, and he discovered that she had come from another world. After bringing her to Chenghui Ping, they continued toward Sui Bian Temple while Megumin introduced herself as an Arch Wizard of Explosion.

• Alice and Ukibo Yuzuha learned that Jiang Lianqiu was connected to both Vivian and Yi Xuan, while Ai Lian returned with the wrong frog victim.
• Jiang Lianqiu identified the slime-covered girl as Megumin, restored her magic power, and explained that she was no longer in her original world.
• Jiang Lianqiu's group headed toward Sui Bian Temple after he arranged to visit Hongdou's restaurant that evening.
• Passersby stared at Megumin's slime-covered appearance as Ukibo Yuzuha spoke with her on the way.
• Megumin proudly introduced herself to Ukibo Yuzuha as a Crimson Demon Arch Wizard who specialized in Explosion.

Megumin arrived at Sui Bian Temple with Jiang Lianqiu and learned that people from other worlds were common there, while Ju Fufu explained the temple and Jiang’s influence. After deciding Jiang could help her survive and perhaps return home, Megumin resolved to stay close to him.

• Ju Fufu rushed out to rescue Yuzuha but collided with Jiang Lianqiu, who had already brought Yuzuha back to Sui Bian Temple.
• Ju Fufu took Megumin to the bathhouse and explained how to use its modern facilities, leaving Megumin stunned when she learned travel between worlds was common.
• Megumin asked Ju Fufu about Jiang Lianqiu, and Ju Fufu described his power, connections, and past changes to the world.
• Ju Fufu learned Megumin wore bandages and an eyepatch for style, then worried when Megumin became excited about Nanook and destructive gods.
• As they headed to lunch, Megumin concluded Jiang Lianqiu was a wealthy and powerful ally who could help her survive and return home, so she resolved to cling to him.

Megumin arrived at Jiang Lianqiu’s side hall, where she revealed that she had encountered crystal-covered monsters in her world before being swallowed and transported. Jiang Lianqiu and the others suspected that Yi Hai were crossing worlds through Hollow rifts, and he ordered precautions while warning Alice and Yuzuha to stay out of danger.

• Ju Fufu brought Megumin into the side hall, where Megumin introduced herself as an Archmage who knew only Explosion Magic and then collapsed from hunger.
• While eating, Megumin told Jiang Lianqiu she had been swallowed by a monster after accepting a commission to hunt mutant frogs near Axel.
• Megumin revealed that crystal-covered monsters had appeared around Axel and elsewhere in her world, prompting Jiang Lianqiu and Yi Xuan to suspect Yi Hai were moving between worlds through Hollow rifts.
• Ju Fufu suspected the Praise Assembly, but Yi Xuan and Jiang Lianqiu considered that unlikely and discussed the difficulty of detecting cross-world rifts.
• Jiang Lianqiu ordered a permanent unit stationed in the Hollows and warned Yuzuha and Alice against exploring them, then directed Alice to Vivian for future adventures.

Jiang Lianqiu revealed how much he knew about Megumin, who rejected Yi Xuan’s offer to join Yun Kui Mountain and insisted on pursuing Explosion Magic alone. After Alice and the others helped Megumin settle in, Vivian summoned her to the mountain, while Jiang visited Zhu Yuan at the New Ailidou Public Security Bureau and found her dangerously overworked.

• Jiang Lianqiu startled Megumin by demonstrating his detailed knowledge of her family and world, and Megumin mistakenly concluded he had been secretly watching her.
• Yi Xuan invited Megumin to join Yun Kui Mountain, but Megumin refused because she wanted to devote herself solely to Explosion Magic, earning Yi Xuan’s approval.
• Ju Fufu, Ukibo Yuzuha, and Alice showed Megumin around Chenghui Ping, and Alice gave her ten million Dini so she would not have to sleep on the streets.
• Alice received Vivian’s message requesting that Megumin be brought to the back mountain of Yun Kui Mountain, and Ju Fufu offered to lead the way.
• Jiang Lianqiu visited Zhu Yuan’s branch office, where Zhu Yuan and Qing Yi greeted him; he learned Zhu Yuan had worked for four days and three nights without resting, while Qing Yi admitted she was waiting to take her to the hospital if she collapsed.

Jiang Lianqiu healed Zhu Yuan’s exhaustion with enchanted tea, then asked her to help recover treasures from other worlds appearing in the Hollows. After Zhu Yuan’s mother mistook Jiang Lianqiu for her daughter’s suitor and arranged a dinner, Zhu Yuan apologized, and Jiang Lianqiu offered to help her handle her family’s matchmaking pressure.

• Jiang Lianqiu used Abundance Divine Power to restore Zhu Yuan’s health after she had worked four days and three nights without rest.
• Zhu Yuan told Jiang Lianqiu and Qing Yi that rumors of otherworldly treasure chests in the Hollows had drawn Cave Robbers and curious citizens into danger.
• Jiang Lianqiu confirmed the rumors and asked to send people, under the guise of public security officers, to recover the otherworldly items; he offered one hundred million Dini to Zhu Yuan’s precinct.
• Mother Zhu arrived with duck soup, ordered Zhu Yuan to rest, and mistook Jiang Lianqiu for her daughter’s boyfriend before inviting him and Zhu Yuan to dinner the next evening.
• Zhu Yuan apologized to Jiang Lianqiu for her mother’s misunderstanding, and Jiang Lianqiu offered to help her deal with her family’s pressure to marry.

After bringing Megumin and the others to the Silver Crown Starport, Jiang Lianqiu arranged for the Starport to record her homeworld’s identifying signal so it could help her return home. Meanwhile, Vivian and the Ship Girls grew alarmed at the prospect of Jiang Lianqiu meeting Zhu Yuan’s parents, and Megumin headed toward the Lyrmnian Void with Alice and Ukibo Yuzuha to cast her daily Explosion.

• Jiang Lianqiu reassured Zhu Yuan about their age difference, while Qing Yi urged him to tell Zhu Yuan what she had failed to understand.
• Ju Fufu brought Alice, Ukibo Yuzuha, and Megumin through the Starport, where the visitors learned about its alien origins and found Vivian cuddling a Jiang Lianqiu body pillow.
• Vivian arranged for Megumin’s homeworld signal to be recorded and allowed the group to tour the Starport with Ke Lin as their guide.
• Vivian warned her sisters’ group chat that Zhu Yuan was taking Jiang Lianqiu to meet her parents, prompting Shoukaku to resolve to get a vow ring from him before Zuikaku could.
• After dinner at Tea First, Megumin remembered her daily Explosion, and she, Alice, and Ukibo Yuzuha set off for the outer edge of the Lyrmnian Void to cast it.

Hongdou and Jiang Lianqiu spent time together at Yin Cha Xian while Megumin, Alice, and Ukibo Yuzuha explored the Lyrmnian Void. Megumin’s Explosion spell drew in Aether Energy and blasted the ruins, leaving Jiang Lianqiu intrigued by the discovery.

• Hongdou told Jiang Lianqiu she preferred running Yin Cha Xian and living quietly rather than moving to Starport or expanding her shop.
• Megumin, Alice, and Ukibo Yuzuha reached the city ruins, where Alice defeated Yi Hai and discarded another high-quality rapier over its lack of symmetry.
• Megumin began casting Explosion, drawing in Aether Energy until Ukibo Yuzuha realized the gathering power could endanger them.
• Yi Xuan learned from the Void monitoring system that Yuzuha and her companions were in the Void, then rested after hearing Jiang Lianqiu was watching over them.
• Jiang Lianqiu sensed the Aether Energy fluctuation from Yin Cha Xian and wondered whether magic could also use the Paths.
• Megumin unleashed Explosion, draining her magic and detonating the city ruins in a beam of light and fire.